Wasatch faced Maple Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Wasps took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles. The Wasps were not able to make up for their defeat to the Golden Eagles from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Wasatch started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-20.
Kiley Allen paced Wasatch's offense, picking up nine kills. Allen got some help from Macy Clark and her 16 assists. Finally, Annie Cronauer kept Wasatch's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.
Aliyah Marks was nothing short of spectacular for Maple Mountain: she had 14 digs and five aces. The dominant performance also gave Marks a new career-high in assists (five).
Wasatch's loss dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Maple Mountain, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Wasatch has already played their next game, a 3-2 win against Payson on the 2nd. As for Maple Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Spanish Fork on the 2nd.
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